mealies
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a wild boy, he had eaten crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
My food consisted mainly of crickets, ostrich eggs, prickly pears, green mealies and wild honey.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Well, I wouldn’t be in the village. I’d be at Zororo Mtoko’s house. I’d be stamping mealies for his three wives. They would be sitting indoors with pots of maheu.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“I ran afoul of one of the rules in this charming place. I ate one of the mealies meant for your lunch.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Nhamo talked until darkness fell and an evening wind made the mealies rustle.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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